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New Wireless Gecko Bluetooth 5-Compliant SoCs Help Developers Tackle Multiprotocol Design Challenges
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New Wireless Gecko Bluetooth 5-Compliant SoCs Help Developers Tackle Multiprotocol Design Challenges

Silicon Labs announced a major expansion of its Wireless Gecko system-on-chip (SoC) portfolio, making it easier for developers of all skill levels to add versatile multiprotocol switching capabilities to increasingly complex applications. The new EFR32xG12 SoCs support a broader range of multiprotocol, multiband use cases for home automation, connected lighting, wearables and industrial applications.
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Cypress Expands Wireless Connectivity with New 802.11ac Low Power Solutions
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Cypress Expands Wireless Connectivity with New 802.11ac Low Power Solutions

Cypress Semiconductor announced two new wireless solutions that deliver advanced coexistence and robust connectivity combining 802.11ac high-performance Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). The 802.11ac solutions use high-speed transmissions to enable devices with faster downloads and better range, as well as lower power consumption by quickly exploiting deep sleep modes. The solutions are supported in Cypress' popular WICED Studio development platform.
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Nexperia Announces 80% Smaller Automotive Power MOSFET Package
by Cristina Costa

Nexperia Announces 80% Smaller Automotive Power MOSFET Package

Nexperia, the former Standard Products division of NXP, announced the availability of its automotive power MOSFETs in the new, LFPAK33, thermally-enhanced, loss-free package which has a footprint more than 80 percent smaller than industry standard devices. LFPAK33 MOSFETs enable the power infrastructure that allows next-generation automotive subsystems such as infotainment technology to operate reliably and efficiently.
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Ultra Low Power MCU Enables 10 Times System-Level Power Savings and Floating-Point Operation in IoT Applications
by Cristina Costa

Ultra Low Power MCU Enables 10 Times System-Level Power Savings and Floating-Point Operation in IoT Applications

Analog Devices announced an ultra low power microcontroller unit (MCU) that addresses the rapidly growing need for embedding advanced algorithms while consuming the lowest system power at Internet of Things (IoT) edge nodes. The ADuCM4050 MCU includes an ARM Cortex-M4 core with floating-point unit, expanded SRAM, and embedded flash memory in order to allow localized decision making and ensuring that only the most important data is sent to the cloud.
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Swiss Companies Introduce the World Smallest Bluetooth Chip
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Swiss Companies Introduce the World Smallest Bluetooth Chip

Integrated in the “Swiss Silicon Valley”, the Swatch Group introduced a new Bluetooth integrated circuit, designed 100% by EM Microelectronic, Swatch Group R & D and the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM). The EM9304 Bluetooth chip is already qualified against the new Bluetooth Version 5.0 standard. MSC Technologies, a company of Avnet, is already distributing the solution.
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Cypress Unveils Low Power MCU Architecture for Secure Devices
by Cristina Costa

Cypress Unveils Low Power MCU Architecture for Secure Devices

Cypress Semiconductor announced its newest microcontroller (MCU) PSoC 6 architecture that is purpose-built for the Internet of Things (IoT). The architecture is built on ultra-low-power 40-nm process technology, with integrated security features required for next-generation IoT devices. Featuring dual-core processing, the architecture fills a gap in the IoT solution space between power-hungry and higher-cost application processors and performance-challenged, single-core MCUs.
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Keysight Technologies Introduces Ultra-Low Cost InfiniiVision 1000 X-Series Oscilloscopes
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Keysight Technologies Introduces Ultra-Low Cost InfiniiVision 1000 X-Series Oscilloscopes

Under the banner "Scrap the toys, get a real oscilloscope", Keysight announced availability of its new InfiniiVision 1000 X-Series 50 to 100 MHz oscilloscopes, with professional-level functionalities and software analysis. Ideal for students and electronic enthusiasts, the oscilloscopes deliver industry-leading software analysis and 6-in-1 instrument integration, including a built-in frequency response analyzer with Bode plotting.
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New Programming-Free LCD User Interface for Embedded Applications
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New Programming-Free LCD User Interface for Embedded Applications

How many times audio product designers hesitate to provide a display and graphic user interface on their new solutions, just because they fear the complexity and want to get to market faster? That's precisely why LCDTERM, a subsidiary of Best Circuits, created a solution for a programming-free LCD user interface, which is able to provide a simple connection to embedded systems, and be up and running quickly.
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Microchip Introduces New 8-bit PIC Microcontroller Family with CIPs
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Microchip Introduces New 8-bit PIC Microcontroller Family with CIPs

Microchip's latest PIC MCU family brings ease of design with more Core Independent Peripherals and is first to offer a 48-pin package with additional ADC channels and I/Os. The new PIC16F15386 family with CIPs uses MPLAB Code Configurator for quick development and offers Memory Access Partition with write-protection to prevent accidental over-write. A Device Information Area protects unique device identification and calibration values.
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Cirrus Logic MasterHIFI Audio DAC Brings High Resolution Audio to Mobile and Pro Audio Devices
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Cirrus Logic MasterHIFI Audio DAC Brings High Resolution Audio to Mobile and Pro Audio Devices

With demand growing worldwide for high-fidelity music content and playback through mobile devices, Cirrus Logic has introduced the low power CS43130 MasterHIFI digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with headphone amplifier. The new CS43130 DAC minimizes board space requirements, operates at 4x lower power consumption, supports DSD formats, includes a NOS Filter and 512 single-bit elements to eliminate unwanted noise from the signal and for best filter response.
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